Strictly Come Dancing want Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan to compete AGAINST each other in next series

The former Towie star has revealed that the celebrity couple are in early negotiations with the BBC to take part in the ballroom dancing show

Dancefloor days? Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan could be joining Bruce and Fearne on Strictly

Towie star Mark Wright has revealed that Strictly Come Dancing bosses want him and fiancee Michelle Keegan to compete against each other on the show.

The pair, who are big fans of the BBC programme, are in early negotiations with executives to waltz into the ballroom.

Excited Mark, 27, said: “I have had interest from Strictly this year and last year. It’s a great show.”

Corrie beauty Michelle, 26, revealed last week she had been invited to talk with Strictly chiefs who want to sign her once her character on the ITV soap, barmaid Tina McIntyre, is killed off this year.

The BBC believes that bagging the actress would be a ratings winner.

Mark would be the first star from ITV2 reality series TOWIE to take part in Strictly, and would attract a different section of viewers.

A source said: “Getting a high profile couple like Michelle and Mark on Strictly would be a massive coup for the BBC.

“They were both asked last year but turned it down for different reasons.

“The time wasn’t right for Michelle because of her Corrie commitments but now she is going to have a lot of time on her hands.

“Mark does a lot of work with ITV but he isn’t bound by a contract so could do Strictly if he wanted to.

“They have provisionally been invited for talks. Now it just depends on their schedules. Having a couple on the show would make for brilliant TV.

“They are already big stars so it is sure to pull in bigger viewing figures.”

Michelle and Mark would not be the first celebrity couple to compete against each other on Strictly – sports presenter Gabby Logan and her husband, former Scotland rugby player Kenny, battled it out on the show in 2007.